Tuesday, June 9, 2026🔗

Seniority Trades

[previously Section 7.H.2]

As noted in the Implementation Letter of Agreement, the seniority trip trades which occur on the 27th of the month will be discontinued in June for the July bid month. Starting on June 23, real-time trades will open in two-hour brackets, starting in Guam and ending in Honolulu, as they do today. Following Honolulu's two-hour bracket, real time trading will reopen for the entire system and remain open going forward into the new bid month.

Effective DOS (June 2026 bid month)

Trip Trades and Pick Ups

7.H.3.

A trade between two Flight Attendants must be made in the computer up to four hours (4:00) prior to check in of the earliest trip involved in the trade.  If it is less than four hours (4:00) prior to check-in, two (2) Flight Attendants may complete a Flight Attendant to Flight Attendant trade before check-in if both Flight Attendants are physically present at the Base location and provided that the trade is confirmed with scheduling.

7.H.4.

A trade between two (2) Flight Attendants on the same trip may be processed via computer up to check-in, even if it involves the Purser position, the International Purser position, a galley position(s) or a language qualified position(s).

7.H.5.

Except as provided  in this Section, requests for trades with Open Time must be made through the computer at least twenty-four hours (24:00) home Domicile time, before the scheduled departure time of the first trip, except that if the trip being dropped occurs after the trip being picked up, the trade must be made at least twelve hours (12:00)  prior to check-in of the trip being picked up. If the operation permits as determined by Scheduling, open time trades may be considered inside twelve hours (12:00) prior to check-in of the trip being picked up.  

Pool Display

7.H.17.

At its sole discretion, the Company shall determine the specific staffing parameters and metrics that govern trip-trading.  The Company agrees to share the general methodology and variables with the AFA Scheduling Chair. Upon request, the AFA Scheduling Chair shall be given the opportunity to consult with and make recommendations to the Company on trade criteria, review specific staffing parameters and metrics, system performance, system upgrades, and error resolution. 

Elimination of Lineholders Displacing Reserves

7.I.12.

A Lineholder may displace a Reserve assigned to a pairing outside of the Reserve Preferencing process in Section 8.D. up to fifteen hours (15:00) prior to the check-in of the trip provided the Lineholder is more senior than the Reserve. A Reserve assigned a pairing as part of Reserve Preferencing shall not be subject to displacement by a Lineholder. 

7.I.13.

Reserve Language Qualified Flight Attendants may only be displaced by senior Language Qualified Flight Attendant Lineholders having the same primary language qualification. 

7.I.14.

FSL Reserves may only be displaced by senior FSL Lineholders.

7.I.18.

Flight Attendants may not adjust schedules to conflict with or eliminate scheduled training or required meetings without the prior written permission of their Base Director. 

Seniority Option- Non-Qualified International Purser

7.N.8.

If the International Purser position is picked up from Open Time by a non-International Purser, seniority option shall be permitted among the Flight Attendants on the same or mirror pairing. International Purser qualified Flight Attendants shall have priority over non-International Purser qualified Flight Attendants. 

Reassignment Pay Increased from $15 to $20 and Includes International Flying

7.Q.4.a. 

Reassignments may not be scheduled to depart earlier than two hours (2:00) before the scheduled departure of the trip lost. If an earlier reassignment interferes with a Flight Attendant’s prior day off, they shall receive $20.00 per hour, in addition to their regular rate of pay, for all time worked prior to the scheduled departure of the trip lost. 

7.Q.4.d.

Flight Attendants who are reassigned to trips other than those resulting from changeover pairings, which are scheduled to terminate more than two hours (2:00) after the original scheduled arrival time of the trip lost, shall receive $20.00 per hour and fraction thereof (prorated), in addition to their regular rate of pay, for all time on duty beyond the original scheduled arrival time of the trip lost. 

7.Q.5.f.

If the reassigned trip causes a Flight Attendant to be on duty four hours (4:00) or more into the Flight Attendant’s calendar day off, or past midnight if their originally scheduled arrival time was 1900 local time or earlier, the Flight Attendant will have their day off restored through mutual arrangement with Scheduling or receive five hours (5:00) pay and credit in lieu of restoring the day off (providing they maintain  the ten (10) day off minimum). Flight Attendants who are so reassigned  shall receive $20.00  per hour and fraction thereof (prorated), in addition to their regular rate of pay, for all time on duty beyond the original scheduled arrival time of the trip lost.